A paixão de Cristo
A paixão de Cristo é o ato de amor supremo da história. Jesus sofreu voluntariamente a cruz, carregando os pecados da humanidade para nos dar vida eterna.
O caminho da cruz
Jesus sabia o que o aguardava. Mesmo em agonia, submeteu-se à vontade do Pai e caminhou resolutamente para o Calvário.
Ἀπὸ τότε ἤρξατο ὁ Ἰησοῦς δεικνύειν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ ὅτι δεῖ αὐτὸν ἀπελθεῖν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα35 C,W [97%] RP,HF,OC,CP,TR ¦ ∼ 231 ℵB,D [3%] NU καὶ πολλὰ παθεῖν ἀπὸ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων καὶ ἀρχιερέων καὶ γραμματέων, καὶ ἀποκτανθῆναι, καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἐγερθῆναι.
Τότε λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς·35 [90%] RP,HF,OC ¦ --- 𝕻37,53ℵA,B,C,D,W [10%] CP,TR,NU «Περίλυπός ἐστιν ἡ ψυχή μου, ἕως θανάτου. Μείνατε ὧδε καὶ γρηγορεῖτε μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ.»
Καὶ σχήματι εὑρεθεὶς ὡς ἄνθρωπος, ἐταπείνωσεν ἑαυτόν, γενόμενος ὑπήκοος μέχρι θανάτου—θανάτου δὲ σταυροῦ.
Ἐπεὶ οὖν τὰ παιδία κεκοινώνηκεν σαρκὸς καὶ αἵματος,35 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ∼ 321 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [3%] NU καὶ αὐτὸς παραπλησίως μετέσχεν τῶν αὐτῶν, ἵνα διὰ τοῦ θανάτου καταργήσῃ τὸν τὸ κράτος ἔχοντα τοῦ θανάτου—τοῦτ᾿ ἔστιν τὸν διάβολον— καὶ ἀπαλλάξῃ τούτους, ὅσοι φόβῳ θανάτου διὰ παντὸς τοῦ ζῆν ἔνοχοι ἦσαν δουλείας.
O sacrifício voluntário
Ninguém tirou a vida de Jesus — Ele a deu voluntariamente. Ele veio para servir e dar a sua vida em resgate por muitos.
»Διὰ τοῦτο ὁ Πατήρ με35 A,W [99%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ ∼ 312 𝕻66,75ℵB,D [1%] NU ἀγαπᾷ, ὅτι ἐγὼ τίθημι τὴν ψυχήν μου ἵνα πάλιν λάβω αὐτήν. Οὐδεὶς αἴρει αὐτὴν ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ, ἀλλ᾿ ἐγὼ τίθημι αὐτὴν ἀπ᾿ ἐμαυτοῦ. Ἐξουσίαν ἔχω θεῖναι ¦ θηναι [10%] αὐτήν, καὶ ἐξουσίαν ἔχω πάλιν λαβεῖν αὐτήν. Ταύτην τὴν ἐντολὴν ἔλαβον παρὰ τοῦ Πατρός μου.»
Καὶ γὰρ ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἦλθεν διακονηθῆναι, ἀλλὰ διακονῆσαι, καὶ δοῦναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν.»
A farcical trial
Οἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ ὅλον τὸ συνέδριον ἐζήτουν κατὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ μαρτυρίαν εἰς τὸ θανατῶσαι αὐτόν, καὶ οὐχ εὕρισκον.35 ℵA,C,N [98%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ηυρισκον B,D,W [2%] NU
συνίστησιν δὲ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ἀγάπην εἰς ἡμᾶς ὁ Θεὸς ὅτι ἔτι ἁμαρτωλῶν ὄντων ἡμῶν Χριστὸς ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἀπέθανεν.
Christ gave the example
Εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ καὶ35 𝕻72 [23%] CP ¦ --- 𝕻81ℵA,B,C [77%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU (f35 [Kr] is independent of Kx and has the earliest attestation; the και is emphatic.) ἐκλήθητε, ὅτι καὶ Χριστὸς ἔπαθεν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν,35 (85.3%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ υμων (𝕻72,81v)(ℵA)B,Cv (14.7%) NU ὑμῖν35 (𝕻72,81vℵA,B,Cv) (85%) RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ ημιν (15%) TR (For the four word sequence, επαθεν υπερ ημων υμιν, there are at least sixteen variations. Taking these last two sets together, NU has both pronouns in the 2nd person, while TR has both in the 1st person.) ὑπολιμπάνων ὑπογραμμὸν ἵνα ἐπακολουθήσητε τοῖς ἴχνεσιν αὐτοῦ· ὃς ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἐποίησεν, οὐδὲ εὑρέθη δόλος ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτοῦ· ὃς λοιδορούμενος οὐκ ἀντελοιδόρει, πάσχων οὐκ ἠπείλει παρεδίδου δὲ τῷ κρίνοντι δικαίως· ὃς τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν αὐτὸς ἀνήνεγκεν ἐν τῷ σώματι αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸ ξύλον, ἵνα ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ἀπογενόμενοι τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ ζήσωμεν· οὗ τῷ μώλωπι αὐτοῦ35 ℵ [71%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- 𝕻72,81vA,B,C [29%] NU [Note that μωλωπι is singular (‘wound’), not plural (‘stripes’).] ἰάθητε.